Las Vegas vs Reno
Las Vegas, NV compared with Reno, NV · 339 miles apart
Las Vegas has 679,817 residents to Reno’s 283,621. Las Vegas comes out ahead on homeownership, price to income. Reno does better on median household income, median rent, average commute.
| Las Vegas, NV | Reno, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 679,817 | 283,621 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,792 | 2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,877 | $80,760 |
| Median home value | $427,900 | $548,300 |
| Median rent | $1,563 | $1,556 |
| Homeownership | 56.6% | 49.8% |
| Average commute | 25.7 min | 20.3 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 37.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 27.7% | 36.8% |
| Poverty rate | 14% | 12.6% |
| Unemployment | 7.4% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 6.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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